Cruise worker reveals very strict rule that crew often break with the guests

A cruise worker has revealed the very strict rule that crew often break when it comes to the guests.

While many opt to spend their days living on cruise ships, for others it ties in with working.

Getting to travel the world with free accommodation and food while also getting paid for it is some people’s dreams.

And luckily for those of us loving the world of cruise ship life, crew members are regularly taking to social media to open up about the rules they have to obey and the mistakes passengers make.

But one worker claimed there’s a rule that is often broken by ‘male crew’ members.

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As you might expect, it’s typical on most cruise ships that sex between staff and guests is banned.

Workers can face major punishments if they’re caught doing the deed with passengers and it can even risk their job onboard.

But it seems that some crew makers are happy to bend the rule for a quickie.

One staff member shared a TikTok with text reading: “The one rule is: don’t sleep with the guests. We’re told we have to do what we’re told but surely…”

It then cuts to ‘Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty’ as the user adds: “Every male crew member.”

Another TikToker also confirmed that ‘hooking up with guests’ is not allowed on cruise ships but ‘other people have’ definitely broken that rule.

They added that however there is ‘no rule’ about ‘hooking up’ between staff as they said it’s ‘fair game’ to sleep with other staff.

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Lucy Southerton, a cruise ship worker from Birmingham, previously shared why staff should wait before sleeping with a colleague.

In one video, she said for the first few weeks ‘you’re there to work and people will know if you’re distracted’.

She went on: “You want to be judicious about sleeping with someone within your first few weeks on board because you're going to be working and living with the same people. You don't want to step on anyone's toes you don't want to upset the wrong person.”

Lucy also explained that a lot of cruise ship workers have to share rooms and it’s important to keep a positive relationship - with it being ‘disrespectful’ to bring people back to the cabin for sex.

"Specifically, do not have sex in your cabin when your roommate is there unless it has been agreed beforehand that that's okay. But absolutely under no circumstances can you do that and expect to have a good relationship with your roommate after,” she added.

Topics: Cruise Ship, Travel, Social Media, Sex and Relationships

Jess Battison

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